usage
uncommon · 38% usage
found in no book
coined post-pu · 2020
origin
toki pona · nimi sin ‘new word’
coined by unknown
listen
kala Asi
commentary
Mostly used in conversations in English. Likely was popularised by the :nimisin: emote in ma pona, which was originally used to notify Atawan (maintainer of "nimi ale") about newly coined words. In common speech, the meaning got extended to include most or all non-pu words, regardless if they were coined recently or not.